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    HS "Rebuilding" Strategy

    HS coach drops by our last local 16s tournament last Sunday afternoon to "scout" the girls - some of which he's had on the HS varsity team for several years. TB team is an older 16s town team with mostly local girls, all of which will be HS seniors next year. HS program has enjoyed a decade+...
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    How To Let Go?

    I'm sure this topic has been covered, but now its my turn...DD2 is considering quitting SB before the start of her Jr. year in HS (informal winter workouts start in 10 days). DFP readers that are all about college, college, college and believe HS ball is a waste of space and time can probably...
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    Making a Point -or- A Bit Harsh?

    Here is the background - Impromptu make-up non-conference HS Varsity game yesterday. Lots of rainouts in the early part of season and I guess the two coaches managed to organize the game to take advantage of nice weather. One relatively high quality organization (typically .800+winning%). DD...
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    Milestone and Teachable Moment

    DD just got her driver's license. Today's HS SB "Captains Practice" (upper Midwest so still indoors) will be the first time I or mom haven't driven her or supervised her driving to practice, games, etc. I coached her in Rec and TB before "retiring" so we've spent a lot of time together in and...
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    When To Tell HC We're Moving On?

    DD has decided that she does not want to continue with her current team (1st yr. 14U). No problem/negligible drama, nobody's PO'd, Wins/Losses aren't a problem. This isn't a grass-is-greener situation. She will be starting HS next year and wants to tryout with the more "local" org/team that...
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    SS Gave Up Interference Rule?

    Runners on 1st and 2nd, no outs. Looping line drive to F6 - one of those that at first look like a hard hit line drive, but really just have a lot of spin holding it up. F6 takes what amounts to a small drop-step (doesn't take multiple steps or really cover any ground other that the small step...
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    LL Big League Champs on ESPN

    Just tuned in and noticed all the bright smiling faces W/O masks on either infield or pitchers. Thoughts?
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    "Challenging" Tournament Coming-Up

    We are a first year 14U local TB team with a 0.300 win/loss % headed to a tournament where we will see the very best teams in the area. We have shown brief flashes of brilliance but mostly this is a rag-tag assortment of average to average-minus kids (who are having a good time btw) trying to...
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    Rec to U14 - Thoughts?

    My brother in law and another father apparently have their own and a few DDs/families that are thinking about jumping directly to U14 from a LL majors division. A local TB org would take them in so they wont be on their own. I was involved in this LL a few years ago and it was a fine...
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    Am I being helpful or overstepping my role?

    I have coached a mix of rec and TB for 15 years with 2 DDs and BB with one DS, but I'm more or less of a parent this year for several reasons. However, I offered to lend a hand on my youngest DDs 12U TB team if/when the current coaches ask for help. We get along well and they seem glad to have...
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    Hand-me-down Demarini CF4

    Older DD has graduated HS, so sadly competitive FP is behind her. She has a circa 2009 CF4 33/23. She used it 4 years in LL + all stars and 4 years through her HS program. She always loved the bat, named it, and said it swung "like butter". I have to agree, the balance is intoxicating :)...
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    Do I like FP more than DD

    DD is an 01 4-yr TB vet - 3 years with 1 and 1 year with 2 average local B teams + 3 yrs rec before. Average+ player. Cannon arm, reliable glove, field smarts, streaky hitter, but has close to fence power when it clicks, Average- speed, but I'll take the genetic blame for that. No drama kid...

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